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4 Policy Writer.

NEW YoRk, May 7.-Polics supern-
tendent Murray was dumfounded when
few days ago he learned that in business
house in Lower Broadway policeman in
full uniform had set up q lottery and poll
cy businesa Of his own and was selling
tickets. Detectives were put upon the
case and found that the story was true.
The policeman's name was Morris Col
bert. is assigned to post at the Mer-
cantiie Building, and thought he could in
crease his income aomewhat by ceiling
Louisiana lottery tickets and policy "eigs.h
Colbert was arrested this morning and
taken to police headquarters, where
Superintendent Murray cut off his buttons
aud tore of his stripes. He was then
locked up. Tho detectives who worked
up tho case won considerable money on
tickets bought from the enterprising
policeman. The money was turned into
the police pension fund. tEF.ayf
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Detroit Mol.l.ra' Quit work,

DETROIT, May ia few weeks ago
when the stove molders throughout the
country quit work because they we're or
dered to work on patterns Of St. Louis
firm whose men had struck for An advance
in wages, the men in this city remained
at work. 1t was claimed by the molders
that tho manufacturers had schemed for q
strike in order to raise prices and have the
blame thrown on tho men. On Wednes-
day OF this week the Manufacturer De-
Tense Association held secret meeting
in this city. 80 ~
To-day, in obedience to orders promul.
gated at that time, the Michigan, Detroit
and Peuinsular Stove Companies shut
down, throwing $500 men out Of employ.
ment. It is thought the Cincinnati facto.
ries were also ordered cloaed, \.
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CoNNELLsylLLE, Pa, May.7.-The cox.
era are expecting the strike to break be.
fore another week by an offer from the
operatora to compromise on q slight ad-
vance. They express themselves as being
determined to fight it out, and many Of
them are preparing for aiege. The works
that we're in operation yesterday are still
running, but with no additions. '7H
Leading members Of the ayndicate who
were seen to-day declared that the opera.
tors will quietly await events and no new
move is thought Of. The strike is caus-
ing como uneasiness to furnace operators
throughout the Mehoning Valley. A
youngstown iron operator said this after.
noon that there was hardly furnace in
the valley that had coke enough to run
more than week. ~ 7.
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, FATAL BAPTISMAL
OF CONVERTS TO BAPTIST FAITH.
A Railing Gives Way and rrscIpltntes II
Number Of People into the Mississippi
Flood-Soven Known to be Drowned.
Some Miraculous Escapes Nlndu.

New ORLEANS, La, May s.-ssveral
colored congregations Of Baptist churches
In this city have long made It . practice
to baptize members in tho Mssiaaippi
river at certain selected points both in tho
upper and lower districts OF the city. The
switt current Of the river has always made
the custom moro or ioes dangerous,
but the chances Of mlshap have,
until today, thought 10 have beon
reduced to minimum by the care exer.
cised in selecting place for the ceromo-
MES, where the wha1yes extend
considerable distance beyond; the
leyee, thus securing shallow water a aafe
distance from the channel OF the levee.
To-day, however, an accident happened
by which seven lives are known, and
more may have been lost. The Mount
Zion Baptist church has been baptizing its
converts at the foot Of ono OF the streets
In the Third district. Beside tho spot
runs wharf which extends into deep
water. Thi1 morning the congregation
gathered at the spot for tho usual cere-
monies. A large crowd had assem.
bled on tho wharf, and in the
midst OF the exercises the railing
surrounding 1t gave way and iully fifty
people were preCipitated into the river.
Around the wharf were number OF skias
and into them many OF the people were
thrown, overturning several boats and
adding to the number struggling In the
water. The occupants Of these skitls,
which then loated, set to work and res
cued all those who could be reached. Ae
stated, however, seven are known to have
been drowned and, it is believed, from five
to eight more perished.
Rosina Williams, colored, when she
went into the water had child in her
arms. She struggled until she came to
the surface and held the, child up until
one Of the rescuing ski1s reached her and
the infant was seized and taken on board.
when she sank and Was carried
away by the current. One OF
the unknown white women WAS drowned
under exactly similar circumstance, and
the rescued baby is now held by the po.
lice for identification. The unknown col
ored woman and another unknown white
woman were drowned under flat boat
and all efforts to rescue them, which were
heroic and energetic, failed. Many peo-
pie were injured, but none seriously.
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DIR. Crosby on Temperance,

sr. Losls, May The annual conyen-
ton Of the St. Louis District Women's
Christian Temperance Union split to-day
on tue. Crosby Issue. It was the last days
session, md among the resolutions report
ed was one denouncing in emphatic
language the policy OF Dr.. Crosby, Of New
York, in relation to the liquor question.
The Language Of the Doctor was quoted
wherein no stated that little vine WAS
not hurtful. This was denounced as con j.
trary to physical laws, and thu resolution
wound up by rendering the prayers OF tho
ladies for the Doctor. .0.s'"
When the resolution came before tho
convention it produced warlr debate,
n fhe pfesoyteriau ladies standing by tho
Doctor: There were appeals and hystsrics
Tor half al hour, and then the matter was By
is still awry. 7EI 80 I
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be favorable to the retention OF DR.. Bland
and q continuance OF hiB administra.

be favorable to the retention OF DR.. Bland
and continuance OF his administrs.
tion. As the laws Of this State place the con.
troll Of tho various State Institutions In tho
hande Of the respective boards, have
considered the executive duty fully per.
formed by the appointment Of honest,
capable mon, without frat ascertaining or
attempting to ascertain their preferences
for Official appointments to be made by
them. l am Of the opinion that no man
should be appointed TO public poaition
with any understanding expressed or I'm.
piled TINT his official action shall be con.
trolled by the appointing power in mat
tera confded to hts Judgment by the law.
and that man who will receive an ap.
pointment upon such conditions Ia unwor.
thy OF public trust. Such has been my
rule OF action In the past and no reason
appears to mo for different conclusion. l
deem 1t due to the gentlemen whose
names have been sent to the Senate as
Directors Of the Hospital to say, that they
were each and all presented to you without
and, with but one exception,
without their knowledge.
Very respectfully,
E. W. WIIsoN.
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CINCINNATI, O., May s.-Mr. Murat
Halatead, of the Commercial Ga:elte, will
print in his paper tomorrow, over his own
initials, Il structure on Jefferson Dayie' bis.
torical inaccuracy in that gsntlemsn's re-
cent criticism OF General 'Nolseley on Lee
at fredericksburg. Mr.. Halstead maintains
Wolse!ey was right. Mr.. Halstesi was At
Fredericksburg and knows whereof he
epeaks. He gives Davis dig in the ribs
ior speaking Of two Federal armies. He
says in substance: "Mr. Davis in criti-
clsing. Lord Wo!seley for saying that
Burnslde's army was in tight place.
at fredericksburg. aud allowed to escape.
fails into & strauge error which he repes sts
and dwells upon, when he assumes that
there were two national srmies.
one under Burnsides, and an.
other within supporting Distance on
the north under Hooker, and out Of
this theory OF two armies. Mr..
Davis makes the assertion that Burn.
nlde's troops were not in slight plaza"
Hooker did not have an independent COM
mand. He had charge Of one Of the three
grand divisions OF Burnside's army. .7 :
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Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Next Thursday Col. and Mrs. Thomas
P. Sha)lcross will celebrate on an exten.
siys scale, their golden wedding-,he
litsieth anniversary OF their marriage,
The celebration will take place at Mt,
Belleview, the pretty and popular sum.
mer hotel two miles out the National road,
IN which Col. shallcross is largely inter
ested. The hours will be from 3 10 o'clock
P. NJ. Over 1000 Invitations have been
issued Tor this event and the Colonel de.
sires to state through the press, that as his
circle Of friends Ia go large, 1t Is highly
probable that several have been over.
looked in the eending ont Of limitations:
toall ouch Il cordial invitation is no w exton.
ded. There are few citizens better known
than th'a aged Government detective, who
ls atiil hale and hearty and it is foregone
conclusion that he snd his estimable ,wila
will be overwhelmed with congratulations
On this occasion. Fs - 11IIr1-'D
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GREAT SCHEME.
Trenton Iron Works to be ytun on u 90.
operative Plnn.r

Trenton Iron Works to be stun on 90.
operative Plnn.r
!NEw York, May 7.-Msyor Hewitt has
made an attempt to put in operation one
Of his schemes for the amelioration of the
laboring mans condition, and on a very
large scale, too. The report comes from a
prominent knight Of Labor in the buay
manufacturing town Of Trenton, N. j.,
where the great iron works Of Mayor
Hewitt, OF this city, are located. 1t is
nothing less than the fact that Mayor
Hewitt's iron manufacturing firm, stimt-
lated by the progress OF events, the
cravings Of labor, and the condition OF in
dustry, recently made a formal offer to
turn over tho whole plant and establish
mcnt to the work people, to be managed
by themselves, for their own advantage,
upon cooperative basis.
He and his partners were ready to re.
lieve themselves from all control and au-
thority over the Trenton Iron Works and
deliver them to the men in his service,
upon condition that the firm ia guaranteed
the payment OF 8 per cent annual interest
upon the capital invested. The majority
Of the workers who thus have 1t in their
power to become their own capitalists are
members Of the order OF the Knights Of
Labor, and the proposition has for some
time past been under consideration by
District Assembly 90, at Trenton. The
general sentiment is strongly in favor Of
its acceptance, though Of course there is
come difficulty about the finishing of the
required guarantee.
lfmatters can beproperly arranged, and
the transfer effected, the people will see
one Of tho most remarkable experiments
ever undertaken in the world Of modern
industry-nearly 1000 workmen manag-
ing the entire business Of one of the
largest iron manufactures in the United
States, choosing their own directors, select.
ing the heads Of departments, appointing
the foremen and assigning themselves
their respective duties, with the wages
thereof. II this can be done harmonious.
ly, and for the benefit Of all concerned,
the Trenton Cooperative Iron Works,
now the property Of Cooper, Hewitt J. Co.,
will attrac: the attention OF capitalists,
wage earness and philosophers all over
thu land
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Enjoy Life.

What truly beautiful world we lys ;uI
Nature gives us grandeur OF mountsius
elens and oceanB, and thonsands OF means
Of enjoyment. We can desire no better
when in perfect health; but how often do
tho majority OF people feel like giving 4
up disheartened, discouraged and Worn
out with disease, when there ia no ocra.
aion for this feeling, as every sufferer can
easily obtain proof that Grreu's d,tG,sf
Flo'ger will make them free from disease
as when born. Dyspepsia and Liver Com.
plant are the direct causes OF seyenty.f;ye
per cent OF such ms!sdies a. Biliousness,
Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costiyeners'
Nervous Prostration, Dizzineas OF the HeaI'
pa!piitation Of the Heart, and other dis.
tresglng symptoms. Three doses Of An.
gust Flo'oer will prove its wonderful eject.
Sample bottles, 10 cents. Try 1t, DIV
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PlrrssuRaH, May Judge Augustus
schoonmaker, Of the Interstate Commence
Commission, was In the city this morning
ea route to bis home in New York. Judge
Schoonmaker stated that the Commission
had concluded its work in the South last
Thursday. While in Memphis the Com.
mission had taken 700 pages OF testimony,
embracing all Southern roads. The pre-
pouderauce 'of this testimony, he said,
favored continuation Of the suspension
ot the "short haul" clause. The members
Of the Commission have all gone to their
homes, but will meet again in Wauhing-
ton on the 10th inst. Commissioner
Walker, Of Vermont, was reported quite
II. Judge Schoenmaker said further that
the complaints OF the Pacific Coast people
We're not we'll founded; that fruits could
be shipped to the east at rates as advan-
tageous as before the passage Of the Inter.
State Commerce bill. While at the depot,
Judge SehosnmRker was surrounded by
business men who poured complaints into
his ears and freely rendered him advice.
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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
a Young Laly Accidentally Shot Iu II PLAY
ut full Scuiue,,


LEXINGTON, Ky, May s.-A terrible
tragedy took place near Springs Station,
on the farm OF Capt. James Blackburn, ex-
Secretary OF State. Miss Henrietta Black.
burn, accompanied by her cousin, Hen.
rietta Hampstead, young lady OF nine.
teen years, went out to shoot at a mark.
with a small rifle. They were accompa.
MED by Samuel Blackburn, Young man
Of twenty-five, brother of Miss Henrietta
Blackburn, and they argued as to who
should shoot at the mark first. The
three engaged in q playful struggle for
tho possession Of the rifle, and in
this struggle the weapon was dis.
charged, the ball piercing the heart
Of Miss Henrietta Hampstead and killing
herinstantly. Theunfortunats young lady
gave alight Shrek, dropped on the blue
grass, aud breathed her last before her
mortified cousins realized the awful calam.
ity that had happened. Messengers were
hurried off for medical aud other assist-
ance, and it WAS with the utmost dit1icul.
ty that Miss Blackburn and Miss Hemp.
s.ead's mother could be restored IRON tie
shock occasioned by the unexpected and
terrible death Of the young lady. Miss
Hempstead was Il great favorite in the
community. The funeral will take place
Monday afternoon at Frankfort.
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ton OF the State, and public opinion is
mnch diyided as TO It. Tho parish 10 the
seat Of the late Witkowski disturbance,
when Witkowski waa driven out and bis
store burned. EUH 7"'D
DOWN THE RIVER,
Parkersburg Points-Notes About People
and Gossip.

Parkersburg Points-Notes About pcopi,
aud Gossip.
SHecial c0rrtponienes Of Inc In!tlli0eneer.
PARKERspuRa, W. Va, May IA tim.
herman who was running ono Of Mer.
ville's ralts down the Little Kanawha yes.
terday, had shoulder blade mashed and
arm bruised by tho timbers OF the cabin
on the raft, which was blown over BY a
etrong wind. lie was brought to this city
and cared for.
The Ripley 4 Mill Creek Valley Rail.
road, which is to extend from Ripley TO
Milldale, twelve miles below Ravenswood,
Ia oil graded and the contracts for the
treaties have been let. Fifteen thousand
dollars have been spent and the road Is
not in debt cent, Thirty thousand dol
lars have been voted by two distrlcle in
Jackson county, and their money has not
been touched. The directors say that
track laying will begin by the first Of
June. The road Is 10 bo a narrow gauge
and will be twelve miles in length, con.
Meeting the county seat Of jackson county
with the Ohio River road. The following
new directors have been elected; w, Il.
Green, president; John McOown, Bscre.
tary; D. H. Hood, treasurer, and D. +.
Armstrong, J. Nj. Polling, ]. II. Riley, A,
+. Parsons, Il. B. Creel, Warren Miller
and George B. Grow.
Lieut.. Spillman, Senator Oamden'spon.
in.law, will probably soon take charge OF
Mr.. Camden's rich coal mines iu Mason
county.
Capt. Mehen, the new Chist Of Police,
is terror to the b'hoys, and is holding
the city level. Tho London theatre, which
has raised such a disturbance Tor many
months is no longer in existence.
Walter, the twelve year old son OF r. H.
Patterson, OF this city, shot. himself
through the hand with rifle this evening
while playing with some boys on Fort
Boreman.
The stockholders Of the Chicago, Par.
kersburg d Norfolk Railway Company
(the "Blsck Diamond") will hold meet
ing soon at the Office OF the company, in
this city, to elect new directors. 1t is
thought that at that meeting some i'm
portant aclion will be taken and eomethinp
definite done. A number OF cablegrams
have been received recently from London
concerning the building OF the road.
Clarence Starkey, the young man who
was hurt yesterday at Vests saw mill, is
IN q very dangerous condition and can
hardly recover.
The two candidates for County superin-
tendent of Schools, J. +. Mckusick and
A. W. Judkins, are cutting each others
throats IN every possible way. They are
both independent candidates, not having
been nominated by auy party, but they
are stirring up good deal OF feeling
throughout the county. McKusick is the
present incumbent. -.
Clarence starkey, who was injured at
West's saw mill by slab striking him,
dled st y o'clock last night. He was an
estlmsble young man, aged eighteen.
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IT may be that the rumored offer to the
employees Of the Trenton Iron Works is
well founded, and it may be that 1t is not.
Asurs six per cent return on plant 90 sit
uated would not be bad thing for the own
era, and it would be remarkable II it were
TO turn out we'll for the lessees. The in
te'est would have to come, profits or no
profits, and the men who now work for
wages might easily find that they had
made bad bargain. This would not be
prof. sharing, but corporation on CAPT.
tai all borrowed and under circumstances
not the moat favorable. t..lst
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GOVERNOR WILSON splits hairs over the
lnsane Hospital Directors. He knew that
his nominees were favorable to Dr.. Bland,
and does he not know that DR.. Bland's
administration is not favorable to the
hospital?. The Senate showed a COM
mendsble spirit when it refused to endorse
Dr. Bland by confirming directors who in
tended to continue him as Superintendent,
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A FLOATING HOSPITAL.
Death and Disease on Board the Steame
Albania


Death and Disease on Board the steamo or
Albania.
New YoRE, May with the eusign OF
England flying half-masted from her gaf,
the big ship Albania anchored this morn
ing in the upper bay.
Yesterday afternoon she came slowly
into quarantine, alter voyage from Ma
uilla Of nearly four months. When the
asuistant OF Health Officer Smith went on
board be iound the ssiloys i'll, and wag in
formed by Captain Brownell that three Of
the crow had died from dropsy within q
few weeks Of reaching port. The chief
officer, William Campbell, was then in the
cabin dying from the same cause. The
health officer made superficial inveetiga-
ton, and advised the Captain to have the
sailors removed to tho hospital. The
Captain, the only we'll man on board,
shortly after hurried to land, leaving the
men, many OF whom were rapidly sinking,
to look after themselves. He did not re-
turn until this morning.
At A. NJ. the chief officer died. There
WAS nobody near to ease his last moments,
oil the sailors having more than enough
to do to alleviate their own suffering.
There was no light in the cabin when the
officer broathed his last, the men being
too weak to light the lamp. A solitary
Dauieh bloodhound, also suffering from
the same malady, rested near the foot Of
the oiiicers bunk. at 1920 o'clock this
morning the Captain Of the vessel, accom-.
pained by the owner, O. E. Taylor, visited
the vessel. All OF the crow, with the ex.
ception Of nine, had by this time desert
cd and gone ashore ut Red Hook in run
ner's boat. A few steyedore men, who
had been brough down on the tug, began
to pump, and after they had brought up
some water the oder became sickening.
The remaining sailors were brought to
the city. They told pitiful story Of sut-
fering during the last portion OF the voy-
age. All had the scuryy, they said, and
the swollen appearance OF their bodies
plainly testified to the fact. The disease
was contracted, they charged, by the un-
Wholesome and insufficient food furnished
them. OF the men, the second mate, B.
Campbell, a resident OF Prince Edwards
lsiaud, and an ordinary aeamsn, Charles
Brown, were dying, and had to be laid on
the tugboat's deck while on route to this
city. Brown wan barely able to talk, but
what he did cay was in condemnation OF
the Captain, who, he said, had compelled
them 10 subsist on food unfit for dogs.
On March 25, Fred CLARK, the cook, 20
years Of age, died. The Captain told the
men the cause was dropsy, but the men
knew it was scurvy, and said 80. On April
% James McLaug ghlin, the boatswain, also
died, and eight days later the steward,
Henry Berwiu, German, sged forty
years, succumhed. All were buried at sea.
Gradually the remainder OF the crew, fif-
teen in number, became i'll from, they
aaid, the food and the smell which came
from the cargo OF hemp and sugar. Final.
ly there was no one bat the Captain able
to do duty, and it WIS only through the
assistance Of the pilot who came on board
that the sails we're furled as port was ap.
proached, aE rasH1 ~, ~
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WHO GOT TIE CASH.
Tho Mysterious Disappearance of $4,000
from nn Express Compnny's Custody,

from nn Express Compnny's Custody.
OTTAWA, May 7.-Yesterday the Off
cials Of the Bank OF Ottawa carefully wrap
ped up $4,000, all in crisp new bills Of
their own, denomination OF the sizes SO
nnd $40, for transhipment to their branch
bank in Carleton Place. The money is
missing, and where it is nobody can be
found who seems to know. The bank has
several outside agencies, and one ofthem
is situated at Carleton Place. The bank
here, as a matter Of course, has to keep
these agencies supplied With bills.
Yesterday 10000 in bills was forwarded
BY the Dominion Express Company for
Carleton Place. The usual manner OF
handing tho money over to the express
company was gone through, and the bank
got receipt for the same. The express
office here forwarded the money by the
10 o'clock train yesterday morning. It is
said that the parcel containing the billa
was duly checked of and that the train
messenger received it. In fact, it is stated
that tho train messenger does not deny
checking it of, and was under the i'm
preston that he got the money all right; |;
but on reaching Brittania, about six miles
from this city, be discovered that the
parcel was not there. There is, therefore,
very little doubt but smart robbery has
taken place which may take some time to
trace to its origin. No suspicion is at
tached to any Of the employees. The
guilty party is supposed to be an outsider.
Two or three detectives are at work on
the case and the company are determined
to leave no stone unturned to find out the
robber. It is known that q ''crook" OF
unsayory reputation arrived in the city
yesterday and was about the station dur
ing the morning, and it is not unlikely
that he may haye walked of with the
cash while the express packages were
being transferred to the car. ~